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27. Okt. 2009 · Ellis Island is a historical site that opened in 1892 as an immigration station, a purpose it served for more than 60 years until it closed in 1954. Located at the mouth of Hudson River between...
During the largest human migration in modern history, Ellis Island processed more immigrants than all other North American ports combined. Today, tens of millions of Americans can trace at least one ancestor to Ellis. Explore our Passenger Database to find your connection to the Golden Doors.
Für Annie Moore, die erste Immigrantin auf Ellis Island am 1. Januar 1892, wurden 1993 auf der Insel und in ihrer Heimat im irischen Cobh zwei Bronzestatuen errichtet. 2005 wurde das Deutsche Auswandererhaus in Bremerhaven eröffnet, das in Kooperation mit Ellis Island entstand.
Immigration through Ellis Island peaked in the first decade of the 20th century. Between 1905 and 1914, an average of one million immigrants per year arrived in the United States. Immigration officials reviewed about 5,000 immigrants per day during peak times at Ellis Island.
Members at the Voyage level and above receive one virtual Immigration Records Search session. You will be teamed with one of our research experts to search the Ellis Island Database for your family’s passenger arrival record – an important stop along your genealogical journey!
Annie Moore, a teenage girl from Ireland, accompanied by her two younger brothers, made history as the very first immigrant to be processed at Ellis Island. Over the next 62 years, more than 12 million immigrants would arrive in the United States via Ellis Island.
28. Juni 2024 · Ellis Island, island in Upper New York Bay, formerly (1892–1924) the United States’ principal immigration reception center. It lies about one mile southwest of Manhattan Island, New York City, and about 1,300 feet east of the New Jersey shore.
